Who will be at the Quincy Food Truck and Music Festival. There are activities for all ages

QUINCY − More than two dozen food trucks and several musical acts will gather this Saturday for the city’s annual Food Truck and Music Festival. 

The Oct. 7 event will run from noon to 6 p.m. along Coddington Street near the Thomas Crane Public Library and Quincy High School. The library lawn will become kids central, with a full day of events ranging from magic to music scheduled just for them. 

The food truck offerings span the globe and cover every sort of taste and craving.  (Looking for other fall events on the South Shore? We've got them. Maybe Halloween is your thing. We've got that, too.)

The businesses taking part in the food truck fest include Black's Creek BBQ, Clyde’s Cupcakes, Coffee Break Cafe, Deag's, Ellie’s Treats, Fanny’s, Lolly Jolly Waffles, Gonzalez Food Truck, Indulge India, KC Curbside, Lobsta Love, Loco Larry’s Tacos, Mom on the Go, Rockin' Burgers, Sarcastic Swine, Shiskaberry’s, Smiles by the Mile, Sweetie’s Shaved Ice, TamBo’s Kitchen, Thyme Traveling, Trolley Dogs, What’s Up Cupcake, The Whoo(Pie) Wagon, Wicked Flavah and Yai’s Kitchen.  

Adult beverages will be offered by Hive.

On the main stage and lawn of the Quincy Food Truck and Music Festival 

Music will be in the air for the entire festival: 

• Brendan Ryan and Jesse Stiglich, noon-12:30 p.m. 
• The Birch Swart Band, 12:30-1:30 p.m. 
• Entrain, 2:10-3:10 p.m. 
• Fat City Band, 3:30-4:30 p.m. 
• Beacon Street Band, 4:50-6 p.m. 

The schedule of events for kids on the Thomas Crane Library lawn include: 

• Alastar Moock, noon-12:30 p.m. 
• Magician Evan Northrup, 1-1:30 p.m. 
• Philip Alexander and The Wild Things, 2-2:30 p.m. 
• Matt Heaton & The Outside Toys, 3:30 p.m. 
• Races and games, 4-6 p.m. 

Families are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to the library lawn. 

City of Quincy to share rain cancellation information

The event is sponsored by the city and was canceled last year because of rain. This weekend’s forecast looks overcast, but the festival is still a go at this point.  

Updates and any cancellation announcements will be posted to the city's website and social media accounts, including Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).